TraillCollegeReview:Report

Introduction:

CatharineParrTraillCollegehasundergoneseveralmajorchangesinitshistory,froma
womenscollegethroughtoitscurrentinstantiationasagraduatecollege.Overthecourseof
eachtransitionithasremainedanintegralpartofthestoryofTrentUniversity.Today,some
thinkthatTraillhaslostsomeofitstraditionalvibrancyanditshistoricalassociationwiththe
Peterboroughcommunity.Coupledwiththebeliefthatthecollegehasbecomeafinancialdrain
onanalreadychallengeduniversitybudget,areviewofTraillsoperations,potential,andfuture
possibilitiesisinorder.Forthemostpart,thecurrentreviewhasbeenwelcomedasan
opportunityfordifferentsegmentsofthecollege(andsomeoutsidethecollege)totelltheir
storytothewidercommunity,whilereflectingonthethingstheydowellandhowthosethings
maybeenhancedinthefuture.

TraillisTrentsgraduatecollege.Itisalsothehomeoftheundergraduatedepartmentsof
EnglishLiterature,CanadianStudiesandCulturalStudies.ThegraduateFrostCentrefor
CanadianStudiesandIndigenousStudies(MA&PhD),Theory,CultureandPolitics
(MA),PublicTexts(MA),CulturalStudies(PhD)andHistory(MA)programsalsocalltheCollege
home.TrentsContinuingEducationPrograminPeterboroughisbasedatTraill,alongwiththe
TrentCommunityResearchCentre.Intermsofenrolmentandbudget,Traillisthesmallestof
Trentscolleges(withanannualbudgetof$170,000).Whiletheprogrammingandsupportfor
studentstaffistherebylimited,themoniesavailableareexpendedtooptimumeffect.

Inconductingthisreviewovertheearlymonthsofthisyear,Ihavebenefittedfromthe
considerableinputofstudents,staff,faculty,alumni,andmembersofthePeterborough
community.Thetaskofconductingthereviewwouldnothavebeenpossibleoras
pleasurablewithoutthesemanycontributionsbothinpersonandthroughwritten
submissions.Iwouldliketoexpressmythankstoallinvolved.


Giventherangeofresponsestotheinitialcallforinput,Ihavenotbeenabletoincludeor
accommodatealloftheminthisreport.Iwouldstillemphasizethattheyplayedanimportant
rolehelpingmearriveatabalancedappreciationoftheinterestinthecollegeandthe
possibilitiespertainingtoitsfuture.IcanassureallthateverythingIheardandreadhasbeen
carefullyconsidered.Torecognizethosewhoresponded,Ihaveincludedalistofgroupsand
individualswhohaveplayedapartinthereviewinanAppendix.

Iwouldliketosingleouttwogroupswhoseinsightswereofspecialvalue.Thefirstisthe
graduatestudentswhocurrentlyholdTraillastheircollege.Afteraninitialsuspicionthey
embracedthechancetoreflectseriouslyonsomeofthechallengesconfrontingthecollegeand
offeredarangeofvaluablesuggestions.Mostimportantly,Iwouldalsoliketothankthestaffat
Traill,whohavekeptthecollegerunningonadaytodaybasisinspiteofallthedifficultiesthat
wemightexpecttobeassociatedwithfinancialchallenges.Ifnothingelse,Ihopethatthis
reportwillleadtoanapproachtoTraillwhichwillalleviatesomeofthesechallenges.

AfterthePresidentsannouncementofthereviewinmidJanuary,Imadethreetripsto
Peterboroughtoconsultwithmembersofthecollege,theuniversity,andthecity,includingthe
mayorandtheDBIA.Thesevisitsweresupplementedbyphoneconversationswithseveral
peoplewhohadnotbeenabletomeetwithme,andafewmeetingsoutsideofPeterborough.
WeextendedthedeadlineforsubmissionsfrominterestedpartiesfrommidJanuaryuntilthe
endofApril,whichwejudgedtobeampletimeforgroupstodiscussthereviewanddevelop
submissions,andforindividualstoofferthebenefitsoftheirreflections.Manywritten
submissionswerefollowupstothediscussionsheldoncampus.

Inallofthis,IwasassistedbyAshleyHorne,whowaspresentatallmeetingsthatinvolvedtwo
ormorepeople,andwhooversawtheschedulesandcollectedsubmissions.Thereviewwould
nothavebeencompletedasefficientlyandinastimelyafashionwithoutherassistance,for
whichIamextremelygrateful.


Inwhatfollows,Igiveasummaryofthemainrecommendationsflowingfromthereviewand
thenprovideadetaileddiscussionandjustificationforeachofthem.Inthecourseofthese
discussionsotherrelatedrecommendationswillbeforwarded.ThePresidentscallforthe
reviewwasexpressedintermsoffourcentralquestions,andIhavestructuredthisreport
aroundresponsestothosequestions.Itshouldberecognized,however,thattheanswersto
somequestionspresupposewhatissaidinresponsetoothers(Inviewofthis,Iwould
encourageinterestedreaderstoingestthetotalbeforeisolatinganyparticularcommentsor
recommendations).

SummaryofRecommendations:
R1.TraillshouldbeanInterdisciplinaryCollegeinwaysthatenhancetheprograms,graduate
andundergraduate,thatcurrentlyoperatethere.
R1a:Aspecificrangeofundergraduatesshouldbeaddedtothecollege.
R1b:Traillshouldrevisitthemeritsofbecomingaresidentialcollegeforundergraduate
andgraduatestudents,andincludeapartmentresidentsasmembersofthecollege.
R1c.TraillshouldconsiderhavingteachingfacultyalongthelinesoftheDurhammodel,
reportingtotheCollegeHeadandofferinginnovative,interdisciplinarycourses.
R1d:ThegraduatecoreshouldbeenhancedbymovingtheOfficeofGraduateStudiesto
thecollege.
R1e:TheCollegeshouldretaingraduatestudentofficesasmuchasisfeasible,given
othercommitmentsandthedesireofsomegraduatestudentstohaveofficesonthe
Symonscampus.
R1f:TheUniversityshouldconsidertheadditionofsomeprofessionalprogramstothe
Traillmix.
R2:Traillshouldhaveadifferentadministrativestructurefromtheothercolleges,withan
academicheadreportingtotheAcademicVicePresidentandProvost.

R2a:Collegestaffshouldincludesupportforacademicskillsandcounselling,aswellasa
porter/maintenancepersonwithaknowledgeoftherequirementsofthecollege
buildings.
R2b:TheCollegeshoulddevelopanappropriate,financiallyviable,policyonancillary
fees,andhaveastudentcounciltohelpoverseethepolicy.
R3:Afinancialplanshouldbedevelopedthatdrawsonarangeofpotentialrevenuesources
thatarecurrentlyunderutilized.
R3a:TraillCollegeshouldimplementafundraising/developmentcampaignaimedat
providinganendowmentthatcouldbeusedforvariouspurposes(e.g.,toaddress
buildingmaintenance).
R3b:TheUniversityshouldimmediatelydoublethegraduatefeepaidtothecollege,and
negotiatewiththeGSAtodevelopascheduleofadditionalincreasestoeventuallybring
thefeeinlinewiththatpaidbyundergraduates.
R3c:Inaccordwithrecommendation1a,theCollegeshouldbuildastrongbodyof
undergraduatesinthecollegetoenhancethissourceofrevenue.
R3d:TheUniversityshouldenhancetheContinuingEducationprogramsothatit
eventuallyreflectstherobust,revenueprovidingprogramthatwasterminatedin2008.
R3e:FuturecollegeheadsshouldnegotiatetheTrendcontractinawaythatreflectsthe
interestsofthecollegebutallowsforrevenueastheTrendsbusinessgrows.
R4:Trailladministratorsshouldworkactivelytoincreasethecollegeprofileinthecommunity,
buildingonthefirmrelationshipsnowinplace.
R4a:ThenextiterationofTraillCollegeshouldfacilitateandpromoteeventslikethe
WritersReadingSeriesandtheSymonsSeminar.
R4b:AclearcommunicationstrategyshouldbeworkedoutbetweenthefutureHeadsof
TraillandtherelevantTrentoffice.
R4c:TheTrailladministrationshouldpursuepossiblecollaborationswiththeCitys
Arts,CultureandHeritageAdvisoryCommittee.
R4d:Theadministrationofthecollegeshouldconsiderhavingitbecomearegularvenue
forthefilmfestivalandaplaceforPeterboroughsartiststoexhibittheirwork.

R4e:ConnectionslikethatprovidedbytheTrentCommunityResearchCentreshould be
supported and replicated.
R4f:IfTrentdesiresafurtherpresencebeyondandinadditiontoTraill,thentherearea
numberofmajorbuildingsandsitescurrentlyvacantorsoontobeso,andtheviabilityof
expandingintothesepremisescouldbeexplored.
R4g:TrailladministratorsshouldworkwiththeDBIAtoadvertiseitsactivitiesmore
widely.
R4h:Trailladministratorsshouldalsolookatexpandingtheparkingfacilitiesand/or
workwiththecitytoprovideoccasionaltransitpassestoTraillevents.
R5:Trentshouldconsiderenhancingthevalueofservicetothecollegesbyreturningsuch
servicetothecollectiveagreements.
R6:InrelationtoR4h,Trailladministratorsshouldaddressfutureparkingneedsbyopeninga
discussionwithHospicePeterborough,thenewoccupantofthecornerofLondonandReid.
R6a:ConsiderationshouldbegiventoplacingmoreparkingspotsontheTraillcampus.
R7:Traillshouldgivealumnitheopportunitytobecomeactiveorassociatemembersofthe
college.
R8:Thecollegeshouldconsiderextendingsometypeofcollegemembershiptothewider
Peterboroughcommunity.

Discussion:

WhatsortofCollegeshouldTraillbe?

R1:AnInterdisciplinarycollegecomprisedofstudents(graduateandundergraduate)more
matureintheirfocusandexpectations.

Fromallthediscussionsheldandthematerialsandsubmissionsreceived,twoclear
possibilitiesemergedforthefutureofthecollege.CollegesastheyhaveevolvedatTrentfocus

onstudentexperience,whichisunderstoodinavarietyofways.Earliercollegesplayedakey
roleinthebasicacademicexperienceofstudents.Whilethisisstillpresent,itisless
pronounced.GiventhecurrentmakeupofTraill,thereisanopportunitytopromotethe
academicvisionoftheearliermodelwithinthemorepracticalrealitiesofthecontemporary
university.AsTraillhasdevelopedasagraduatecollege,theresulthasbeenintentionalor
otherwiseanenvironmentthatcaterswelltothemorematurestudent.Thisisanaspectof
Traillwhichisworthstrengtheninganddevelopinginacollegethatcouldhaveamore
academicfocusthanhersistercolleges.

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Thisinvitestworelatedpossibilities.Thefirstis[R1]aninterdisciplinarycollegethat
acknowledgesandpromotesthecurrentstrengthsinthehumanities,andthatbuildsonTraills
coregraduatecohortbyaddingaselectedrangeofundergraduates[R1a].Specifically,these
couldbeundergraduatesintheirthirdorfourthyearswhoareconnectedtothedepartments
thathavemadetheirbaseatTraill(andtowhichothersmightbeadded),whofindmanyofthe
academicseminarsinwhichtheyareinvolvedtakingplaceatTraill,andwhohavebeen
preparedforthemoreadvancedstudentexperiencethatastronginterdisciplinarycollegecan
offer.
Afurthercohorttoaddtothismixwouldcomprise105sforwhomthestudent
experienceofferedattheothercollegesisnotasattractive.Thesestudentshavealreadybeen
introducedintopostsecondaryeducation,havemovedtoTrenttoenhancetheiracademic
experienceandcredentials,andarelikelytobeolder.
Tothese,Iwouldsuggesttheuniversityaddmatureandparttimestudentsintheirfirst
yearofpostsecondaryeducation(internationalstudentsmightbeincludedinthiscategory).
Thislastpointisarecommendationthataroseindifferentwaysfrommymeetingswith
undergraduatestudentsandwiththeheadsoftheothercolleges.Bothgroupsappreciatedthe
needtoaddresstheneedsofstudentsforwhomthecurrentprogrammingofferedbythe
collegeswasnotclearlyappropriateandwhowerethereforedifficulttoengage.Thesestudents

wouldseemidealtoaddtothemixofamorematurecollege.Addingthisrangeof
undergraduatestudentswouldbeasignificantsteptowardsaddressingthefinancialchallenges
uniquetoTraill.1
IfTrailladmittedthisrangeofstudents,itwouldbepossibletorevisittheprospectofit
becomingaresidentialcollegeofsomedescription[R1b].Whiletherewouldbeinitialcosts
associatedwiththis,itwouldbethebestwaytoreturnafullsenseofcollegelife,throughout
theweekandonweekends.Withthisinmind,theresidentsofthefourteenapartmentsat
Traillshouldbemembersofthecollegeandencouragedtoparticipateinthelifeofthecollege.
OneambitiousfeatureofapotentialInterdisciplinaryCollegecouldbethedevelopment
ofcollegespecificcoursesthatwouldbecomepartofastudentsdegree,possiblyinfirstyear
beforetheyspecialized,butalsoasattractiveelectivesinlateryears.Thiscouldtaketheform
ofcoursesthatintroducedstudentstoarangeofdisciplinesbyexploringparticularthemes.The
ambitiouselementherewouldinvolvetheacquisitionofTraillteachingfaculty,reportingtothe
Headofthecollege,whowoulddevelopanddeliverthesecourses.TrentatDurhamhasalready
establishedtheprecedentofhavingfacultyspecifictothatcampusandIwouldencourageTraill
toexploresomethingalongsimilarlines[R1c].

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Ishouldstresswhatwasmentionedinpassingabovethatthecoreoftheinterdisciplinary
collegeisthegraduatestudentbody.Thiscoreshouldberetainedandevenreinforcedby
movingtheGraduateStudiesofficeandDeantoTraill[R1d].WhenTraillwasmadeagraduate
college,theDeanofGraduateStudiesassumedtheroleofcollegeheadbydefault.Thiswas
successfulbutnotdeemedanecessaryfeatureofthecollege,andsubsequentheadshavenot
beenGraduateDeans.AnimpartialobserverlookingatthemakeupofTraillmightfindit

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IwouldnotethatthisproposedcompositionofthefuturestudentbodyatTraillisconsistent
withthatrecommendedtotheProvostbytheCollegePlanningCommittee(June,2013),which
notedthatundergraduateaffiliationwithTraillwouldbestsuitupperyearstudents,students
affiliatedwithTraillacademicdepartments,andolderparttimestudents(p.16).

strangethatitwouldbedesignatedasagraduatecollegebuthavetheofficeofGraduate
StudieswithitsDeanlocatedelsewhere.
LocatingtheofficeatTraillwouldservetounderlinetheimportanceofbothGraduate
Studiesandthecollege.Itwouldhelptofosterconnectionsbetweenthetwocampusesas
meetingsareshifted,requiringmoremembersoftheTrentcommunitytospendtimeatTraill.
ItistruethatsomegraduatestudentsremainconnectedtotheSymonscampus(science
studentstotheirlabs,forexample),andareabletoeasilyaccesstheofficeofGraduateStudies
whennecessary.ButmostofthesestudentsliveinthePeterboroughcommunityandshould
easilybeabletoaccesstheofficeatTraillatthebeginningortheendofthedayontheirwayto
andfromtheSymonscampus.Thenewmandateenvisionedforthecollegewouldnotpermit
therolesofcollegeheadandgraduateDeantobefulfilledbyonepersonasinthepast.But
thesetwoadministrativeleaderscouldquicklyformamutuallysupportiverelationship.
Afurtherfixtureofthegraduatecollegeisthestudentsaccesstoanduseofoffices
there.Thishasbecomeapointofsomecontroversyduetoawidespreadperceptionthatthese
officesareunderutilized.Thataside,theuniversityisobligatedtoprovidegraduatestudents
withoffices.Ifthereisadesireonthepartoftheuniversityorthecollegetorevisitthis
situation,thentheappropriatecourseisthroughfuturenegotiationsofthecollective
agreement.Butitisclearthattheseofficesareanimportantcomponentoftheexperienceof
manyofTrentsgraduatestudents.TheyattractsomestudentstoTrent,andtheyofferan
importantspaceforquietstudythatissimplynotavailableinanycomparableformonthe
Symonscampus.Whileadjustmentstothenumberofofficesmaybenecessarytoprovidefor
otherkindsofspacethatcanbeusedtogeneraterevenuesforthecollege,Iwouldrecommend
retainingasmanyofficesasneeded[R1e]becausetheirvaluetothecollegecommunity,
presentandfuture,isoneofthoseintangiblesthatitisworthkeeping.Thataside,aregular
auditofofficeusetodeterminehowmanyarerequiredisquiteappropriate.

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Avariantontheinterdisciplinarycollegerecommendationfollowsfromarangeoffurther
suggestions,anditisimportanttoincludeithere(Idonotbelievethetwopossibilitiesare
incompatible).ThissecondpossibilityisthatTraillbecomeaprofessionalcollegethatmixes
maturegraduateandundergraduatestudentswithsomeofthe(alsomature)professional
programs[R1f].ThesewouldbeprogramsthatdependlessonahomeontheSymonscampus
andaremoreconnectedtothecommunity.ForvariousreasonsNursingwouldnotbepractical
here.ButtheConsecutiveBachelorofEducationwouldbeagoodfitunderthismodel,as
would,perhaps,theprograminSocialWork.

Currently,B.Ed.studentsareaffiliatedwithdifferentundergraduatecolleges.Butthe

scheduleofthesestudentsdoesnotneatlycoincidewiththatofundergraduates,creatinga
situationinwhichcollegeeventsarenotalwaysavailabletothem(thoughstudentsaffiliated
withOtonabeemayhaveaslightlybetterexperiencebecausetheSchoolofEducationislocated
there).Further,theprogrammingoftheundergraduatecollegesnaturallyaddressestheneeds
ofyoungerstudentsratherthantheneedsofpostgraduateB.Edstudents.Anaffiliationwith
Traillwouldconnectthesestudentswithothergraduatestudentsinarichinterdisciplinary
environment.

SocialWorkisevolving.ButtherearestrongconnectionswithTrentinDurham,andif

teachingspacecouldbeprovidedwithteleconferencingcapabilities,thenthiswouldallow
coursedeliverytobothcampusesfromonesite.Situatingtheprogramwithinthecommunity
couldfacilitateclinicalplacements(therelocationofHospicePeterboroughtothebordersof
thecollegesuggestsoneoftheopportunitiesthatcoulddevelopthere).

IfTraillweretobeamoretraditionalcollegehowshoulditoperate?

R2:Traillshouldhaveadifferentadministrativestructurefromtheothercolleges,withan
academicheadreportingtotheAcademicVicePresidentandProvost.

Inconductingthisreview,Iassumedthattraditionalcollegereferredtothekindofcollege
structurethatcharacterizedTrentthroughmostofitshistory(butwhichhasrecentlybeen

abandoned).Giventhatthesewereresidentialcollegeswithanintegrationoffacultywork
spacewithstudentresidencesandthefullinvolvementofthecollegecommunityinits
activities,atraditionalmodelmightnotbefullyfeasibleimmediately.Toomanythingshave
changed,bothinthephysicalplantandthestructureofinstitutionalsupport.Butitisstill
possibletoprovidesomeresidentialexperiencesoastoenhancethelifeofthecollege,and
this,inturn,couldbedevelopedinthefuture.
InansweringthefirstquestionIhaveessentiallysaidthatTrentshouldbeatraditional
college.Butthereremainstheissueofhowthecollegeshouldoperate,andthatisthefocusof
myresponsetothecurrentquestion.
GiventheenormouspotentialtodevelopsomethinguniqueandimaginativeatTraill,
whateveremergeswillnotbeliketheothercolleges.Thisisnottosuggestthatitwillbebetter
thantheothers;justdifferent.Thisdifferencejustifiesanumberofthings,includingaseparate
administrativemodel.
CurrentlyTraillsuffersfrombeingremovedfromthecentreofmanyservicesthatare
locatedattheSymonscampus.Overtime,asituationhasevolvedthatseesanumberofoffices
administeringspaceandprovidingservicesatTraillinawaythatislessthanefficient.These
includeHousing,Housekeeping,theRegistrarsoffice,theDeansoffice,inadditiontoIT
services,securityandmaintenance.Thisisfarremovedfromthekindofefficientcoordinated
operationthatcharacterizedTraill(andtheothercolleges)inthepast.
TobestachievethekindsofthingsIenvisionaspossibleforTraill,thecollegeshould
aim,asmuchaspossible,tooperateseparatelyfromthecollegesontheSymonscampus,and
fromtheoperationinOshawa.Thissuggestsadifferentadministrativestructureshouldbe
consideredforthecollege,withanacademicheadreportingtotheAcademicVicePresident
andProvost[R2].Thatindividualshouldbegivenamultiyearcontracttoallowtimeforthem
todeveloptheideastheybringtothejob.Thiswillbeparticularlyimportantduringthephase
inwhichanyoftherecommendationsareimplemented.Withrespecttotheappointmentof
theacademichead,itmightbeappropriate,asinthecaseofDeans,tohavetheVicePresident
Academic(towhomtheHead/Principalreportsto)chairanadvisorycommitteewith
representationfromTraillfellowsandstudentsandstaff.

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TheHead/Principalwouldberesponsibleformanagingtheoperationsandfinancesof
Traill,andforensuringthatthecollegeoperatesinawaythatgarnersittheresourcesneeded
tosupportandoverseetheaffairsofthecollege,includingbutnotlimitedtoanadministrative
assistant.Thecollegeneedstoprovidesupportforacademicskillsandcounselling,and,ideally,
itshouldhaveaporter/maintenancepersonwithaknowledgeoftherequirementsofthe
collegebuildingstoprovidefulltimesupporttotheotherstaff[R2a].Graduateand
undergraduatestudentswillrequireacouncil[R2b]tooverseetheiraffairsandassistinthe
developmentofanappropriatepolicyonancillaryfees.
Thequestionhasbeenraisedastowhethersuchadifferentmodelispossiblegiventhe
universityscurrentstructures,and,importantly,itsresponsibilitiestotheOntariogovernment.
Ithinkitis.Itistobenoted,forexample,thattheOntariogovernmentspolicyonancillaryfees
(December,1994/2004)allowsadifferentprotocoldocument2forinstitutionswithamulti
campusfacility.Specifically,thatdocumentnotes:Institutionswithamulticampusfacilitymay
wishtohavemultipleprotocolsdocumentstoaddressthedifferentcompulsorynontuition
relatedancillaryfeeconfigurationsattheirinstitution(Appendix5.2,PartA,section1).I
interpretTrenttobesuchaninstitution,withcampusesatTraillandinOshawa.Thispolicy
shouldallowthefutureadministrationatTrailltoworkwithstudentorganizationsthereto
establishaprotocolthatmeetsthevariantneedsofthatacademiccommunity.Ofcourse,ifan
undergraduatecohortofficiallyreturnstoTraill,whatneedstobeensuredisthatthose
studentsreceivethesameorcomparableservicesastheircounterpartsontheothercampuses.

HowcanTraillsbudgetissuesberesolved?
R3:Afinancialplanshouldbedevelopedthatdrawsonandimplementsarangeofpotential
revenuesourcescurrentlyunderutilized.

Iunderstandthethrustofthisquestiontoaddressthedisparityregardingstudentfeesreceived
bycollegesontheSymonscampusandTraill.Asagraduatecollege,giventhelowerfees

Theseprotocolagreementsarerequiredtoexplainandjustifyincreasestoancillaryfees(non
tuitionrelatedfees)beyondthoseinexistencein199394(thepointatwhichtheyarefixed).

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assessedgraduatestudentsfortheircollegeaffiliation,thereisaconsiderableshortfallfrom
thatresource.Moregenerally,thequestionreflectsthegeneralperceptionthatTraillgenerates
verylittleinthewayofrevenuesandthusneedstobesubsidizedeachyearfromothersources
withintheuniversity.

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OnecommonbeliefisthatdeferredmaintenanceispartofthemainproblematTraill.While
deferredmaintenanceissuesexist,astheydoformostbuildingsintheOntariosystem,they
haveinfactbeenindirectlyaddressedbythesalesandupgradesthathaveoccurredoverthe
lasteightyears.Asaresult,theydonotstandoutincomparisonwithTrentsothercollegesand
buildings.
Thelastbuildingaudit(2012)estimatedTrentsdeferredmaintenancedeficitataround
55million,ofwhichTraillssharewas1.5million.Thebulkoftherepairsneededfallintothe
necessarybutnotyetcriticalcategory.Under$27,000fallswithinthecurrentlycritical
category,and$57,000withinthepotentiallycriticalcategory.Thiscomparesveryfavorably
withtheothercolleges.ThissituationstemsinpartfromthesaleofBradburnHouseand
LangtonHouse,bothofwhichwereinpoorrepair.Inadditiontothis,theconversionofTraillto
agraduatecollegesawthekitchenremovedfromScottHouseandthatbuildingupgraded.Kerr
HousehasbenefittedfromCanadianStudiessupport,whichhasprovidedupgradeslikethe
WilsonReadingRoom.BagnaniHall,ofcourse,isthecentrepieceofthecollegethankstothe
supportoftheBagnaniTrust.
EvenWallisHall,whileitremainsabuildinginneedofattention,hasseenupgradeslike
thenewflooringasaresultoftheconversionofmuchresidencespacetostudentoffices.The
PrincipalsLodgewaswellmaintainedovertheyears,andthishasleftitstillinreasonable
condition,althoughitdoeshave$4,500incriticalrepairspending.CrawfordHouserequires
work,butthebulkofitisinthenotyetcriticalcategory.Thefinalbuildinginthecollegeis
StewartHouse,whichhadbeentemporarilyshutduringtheperiodofthisreview.Itwould
appeartobethebuildingmostinneedofattentionandsomedecisionwillneedtobemade

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(perhapsinrelationtothisreview)astowhetherthebuildingshouldbeupgraded,sold,or
removedandthespaceusedforadditionalparking.

TheupshotisthatdeferredmaintenanceisnotasseriousanissueatTraillasitisat

someothercollegesandwouldnotseemtothreatenthecontinuationofthecollege,especially
inviewoftheupgradesinplace.

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Ofcourse,thisisnottoignoretherealityofthesebuildingcosts.Inadditiontodeferred
maintenancetherearecostsrelatedtoaccessibility.ScottHouseneedsintheregionof$25,000
tomakeitcompliant.Therewasastrongalumniresponsetothereview,manyofwhom
indicatedadesiretocontributefinanciallytothecollegeiftherewasaviableplaninplace.
Giventheexposurethisreviewhasreceivedamongthealumni,thismaybethetimeto
constructaDevelopmentcampaignaimedatbuildingageneralendowmentforTraillwhich
couldbeusedtosupportthemaintenanceoftheCollege,andforotheruses[R3a].American
institutionshavedemonstratedwhatatremendouscontributionsuchendowmentscanmake
tothelongtermviabilityofacollege.
Ihaveothersuggestionsaboutalumniinvolvementbelow.

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Beforethisreview,itwasnotgenerallyknownthatgraduatestudentscontributelessbywayof
acollegefeethanundergraduates($15,comparedtothe$241paidbyanundergraduate).Of
course,thecurrentcohortofgraduatestudentsplayedinheritedthecurrentfeestructure.It
seemstohavebeenshortsightedoftheuniversityandthosewhoestablishedthefeeinthe
waytheydid(withnoadjustmentforinflationorcostoflivingincreases).Animpartialobserver
mightthinkthat,inassigninggraduatestudentstoTraillCollege,theUniversityaddressedtwo
problemsthatitwasunsurehowtoresolve(whattodowithTraill,andwhattodowith
graduatestudents),andsimplyhopedthatafavorableoutcomewouldsomehowemerge.That

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aside,therealitythatexistsdoesneedtobeaddressed.

Itistobenotedthatgraduatestudentsareawareoftheirsituationandwillingto

contributemore.Whileseveralofthemhaveobservedthattheypayfarmoretotheuniversity
thanundergraduatestudents,theyaregenerallyappreciativeofthehighercostsassociated
withthelevelofeducationandtrainingthattheyreceive.Responsestothegraduatestudent
surveyinrelationtothereviewshowedstrongsupport(63%)fordoublingthegraduatestudent
ancillaryfeepaidtoTraill(to$30).Realistically,thiswillnotgofarinrelievingTraillsbudgetary
pressures,butitwillhelp,andshouldbeadopted,withfurtherincreasesscheduledthrough
negotiationwiththeGSA[R3b].

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ForTraill,aclearerroutetofinancialstabilityistheintroductionofundergraduatestudents
alongthelinessuggestedabove.Itispossiblethatthenumberofundergraduatesaffiliatedwith
Traillwillhaveincreasedbythetimethisreviewisdiscussed.Duringthereview,itwasclear
thatthecollegewaswellusedbystudentswholiveinthevicinity,whoseekaquietplaceto
study,andbythoseupperyearstudentswhohavefrequentseminarsatTraill.Manyofthese
studentswereunawarethataffiliationwithTraillwasanoption.
Initially,itappearsthatstudentswerenotabletochooseTraillastheircollegesince,
beingidentifiedasagraduatecollege,itwasnotlistedinthedropdownmenu.Iunderstand
thatthissituationhasnowbeenremedied,andthatsomestudentshave,asaresultofpublicity
aroundthereview,chosentoaffiliatewiththecollege.Thoseaside,theadditionofgroupsof
undergraduatestoTraillalongthelinesproposedabovewouldallowthecollegetoreceivea
portionofancillaryfeesatthehigherlevelpaidbyundergraduates.Thiswillvastlyimproveits
viabilityasacollege.Addingfourhundredundergraduates,forexample,wouldgenerateclose
to$100,000inadditionalcollegefees[R3c].
TherearerelatedwaysinwhichtheTraillfinancialpicturecouldbeimproved,
dependingonthetypeofcollegethatTraillbecomes.Ifitispossibletoreturnsomeresidence
studentstothecollegeinordertoimprovecollegelife,thenthiswill,aftertheinitialcosts,

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becomeasourceofrevenues.

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OneinitiativeTraillcouldpursueforfinancialbenefitisareturntothekindofContinuing
Educationprogramtheuniversityclosedin2008[R3d].Thisisagoodfitforthecollege,bothin
viewoftheuniversitysdesireforcommunityconnectionsandthefactthatafledgling
ContinuingEducationProgramsurvivesatTraillwithashoestringbudget.Thisbudgetshould
beincreasedtoallowtheProgramtodevelop,ideallytoitsformerheights,andwiththe
expectation(requirement)thatitachievearevenuelinewhichwillallowittobeself
supporting,andsubsequentlygeneraterevenueforthecollege.

TheContinuingEducationProgramreceivedconsiderableinvestmentoversevenyears

asitemergedfromthedissolutionofJulianBlackburnCollege.In2008,itachievedfinancial
viabilityandheldthepromiseofbecomingaverysuccessfulrevenuesource.Iwasnotableto
determinewhysuchastrongprogramwasclosedsuddenly,atatimewhenmanycommunity
memberswereinthemiddleofacquiringcertificates,andatthecostofsomefrustrationinthe
community.Atthetimeofthisdissolution,theprogramboastedaseriesofinterestand
professionalcourses,somecarefullytailoredtothespecificationsoflocalbusinessesand
organizations.Certificateswereofferedinareasasdiverseasworkplacecoaching,conflict
resolution,andteachingEnglishasasecondlanguage(amongothers).Feesrangedfromover
$1000toseveralhundred,dependingonthecostsinvolved.
AfterTrentclosedthisContinuingEducationprogram,otherorganizationssteppedin.
Soitwillnotbeeasytoreplicatetheearliersuccess.Butasitstandsnow,ContinuingEducation
isrestrictedtoafewspecialinterestcourseswithquitesmallfees.Trentshouldgiveserious
thoughttothekindsofrevenuestreamsthatcanbeassociatedwithastrong,diverse,and
vibrantContinuingEducationProgram,alongwiththesignificantcommunitygoodwillthat
couldflowfromthis.Traillisagoodlocationfromwhichtooffersuchaprogram.
WhilemanyofthepeopleIspoketorecalledthestrongprogramthatexistedin2008,
mosthavenoclearideaofwhyitwasdiscontinued.Apparently,itfellvictimtoaperiodofcuts

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andchangesinpriority.Unfortunately,thischangeinvolvedaretreatfromthecommunity
thathashadsomerepercussionsforTrentslocalreputation.Inmydiscussionswithcommunity
partners,somestillsawthewithdrawalofthesecertificateprogramsasasorepoint,asa
negativereflectiononTrentsrelationshipwiththelargercommunity.Whileseriouseffortsto
rebuildthisprogramwould(again)involveaninitialinvestment,itcouldprovidesome
significantreturns,andthisisapossibilitythatshouldbeexplored.

***

TheTrendisanotherpotentialsourceofrevenue.Currently,Traillreceivesnoreturnfromthe
facilityandtheuniversityonlyreceivesasmallpercentagefromthecardsthatstudentsuse
there.Noportionsoftheprofitsnoranyrentreturnstothecollege.Thisreflectshistorical
difficultiesthataroseinattemptstofindandkeepacontractor.EarlierTrendoperatorsfailed
toderivesufficientrevenuestosurvive.Thecurrentoperatorsderivemostoftheirprofitsfrom
cateringtoeventsinthecollege,ratherthanthedaytodayoperationsofthecaf.Certainly
theTrendisthesocialhubofthecollege.Itwasanimportantstepontheuniversityspartto
allowTrailltoenterintoaseparateservicesagreementwiththecontractor.Inspiteofthe
absenceofanyseriousreturnstothecollege,therearereasonstoencouragethissituationto
continueinonewayoranother.TheadministrationofTraillCollegeneedstochoosefuture
operatorsoftheTrendandenterintocontractsthataremutuallyagreeabletobothparties
[R3e].Itwouldbebesttoenterintocontractsthatprovidesomereturns,buttheprimary
concernshouldbethecontinuedoperationoftheTrendinawaythatsupportsthelifeofthe
college.Asthatlifedevelopsandexpands,andespeciallyiftheresidentialcomponentofTraill
isabletoexpand,anexpansionoftheoperatinghoursmightallowforacontractwhichwould
providesomerevenueforthecollege.

IsTraillasuccessfulTrentconnectiontodowntownPeterborough?

R4:Traillshouldworkactivelytoincreasethecollegeprofileinthecommunity,buildingonthe

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firmrelationshipsnowinplace.

Ifthereisoneclearoutcomeofthisreview,itisthattheanswertothisisanemphaticyes.As
straightforwardasthisseems,thequestionraisesseveralotherquestionsthatcomplicateany
directresponsetoitandtherecommendationsthatfollow.

***

First,whatdowemeanbydowntownPeterborough?Secondly,whatcountsasasuccessful
TrentconnectionsuchthatTraillmaybesaidtoprovideit?

Inthecourseofdoingthisreview,Ihadtheopportunitytomeetwithanumberof

interestedpartiesfromthePeterboroughcommunity,bothindividuals,suchastheMayorand
peoplewhoattendeventsatTraill,andgroupssuchastheDBIAandTrentdonorsfromthe
community.Allhadimportantperspectivestoshareandcontributedtomythinkinginvaluable
ways.Atthesametime,justabouteveryonehasadifferentideaofwheredowntown
Peterboroughis,oratleastwhetherTraillcurrentlyfallswithinsuchaboundary.
TheDBIAdesignatestheareaessentiallybetweenAylmerandthewater,andfrom
MurrayinthenorthtosouthofDalhousie.Butitsasegmentedareathatexceedsthese
boundariesinplaces,andfallswithintheminothers.Thelargestsuggestedarearunsfrom
LandsdowneinthesouthtoParkhillinthenorth,andfromtheriverwesttoMonaghan.The
meritsofthisboundary,beyonditsinclusionofTraill,isthatitisaprojectedone,anticipating
thecoresgrowthovercomingdecades.ItseemslikelythatanyfuturedevelopmentofTraill
wouldwantittoaccommodatesuchgrowth.
GiventhedisputeoverwherethedowntowncoreliesandwhetherornotTrailliswithin
itsboundaries,wemaybebetteroffthinkingofTraillintermsthatwereexpressedinoneof
ourmeetings:askingnotwherethePeterboroughcoreliesbutwherewewouldfindthe
Peterboroughcommunity.SinceTrentisauniversitylyinginthenorthernreachesofavibrant
community,Traillrepresentsanextensionofthatuniversitythatalreadyhasimportant
communityconnectionsandpossessesthepotentialtodomuchmoreinthatareawiththe

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rightencouragement.Severalcontributorsnotedthatitssignificanceliesinitscharacterasa
towncollege(ratherthandowntown),withthekindsofcommunityconnectionsthatsucha
titlemakespossible.

***

Onceweacceptthatitisthecommunitythatmattersratherthandisputedphysical
boundaries,wecanturnourattentiontothesecondquestionofwhatcountsassuccessful
connections.Successinthisrespectmightbemeasuredintermsoftheintellectual
contributionsTrent,throughTraill,makestothecommunitythathostsit.Oritmaybe
measuredintermsoftheeconomicvalueitcontributes.Somewhereinbetweenmightliethe
supportinexpertise,services,andenergythatarecontributedtoorganizationsandgroups
withinthecommunity,andthereciprocalvaluetostudentsexperienceofworkingwithand
learningfromthesegroups.Intruth,abalancedresponsetothislastquestionofthereview
shouldaccommodateallofthese.

Itisclearthatwithinthemeansavailabletoit,thecollegecommunityatTrailloffers

muchtothelocalcommunity.WeseeexamplesofthisintheWritersReadingseriesandthe
SymonsSeminarSeries.TheformerisclearlythelargestattractiontoPeterboroughcitizens.
Originally,theWritersReadingSerieswasdistributedamongthecolleges,withdifferentwriters
readingatdifferentcollegesthroughouttheyear.Now,theeventstakeplacealmostentirelyat
Traill(Inotedeightoccasionsinthefirsttermofthecurrentschoolyear),allowingtheseriesto
evolveintooneofthemostsuccessfulseriesofitstypeinthecountry.Thisisaconsiderable
contributionthatTraillmakestotheintellectuallifeoftheuniversitybut,asimportantly,it
bringsmanypeopleinfromthecommunity.Thevalueoftheserieswasimpresseduponmein
bothcommunitymeetingsandanumberofwrittensubmissions.
TheSymonsSeriesislikewiseopentothecommunityandattractsawide(andslightly
different)audience.Theseareonlytworecurringeventsofnote;thereareothers.Thetypeof
collegethatTraillbecomesshouldfacilitateandpromoteeventsofthisnature[R4a].Ifthereis
adrawback,itisonthepromotionside.MorecouldbedonetomakeTrailleventsmore

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generallyknowninthecommunity.Asmuchaseventssuchasthesedrawpeoplein,thereare
othermembersofthecommunityunawareevenofthecollegeslocation.Tosomedegree,this
reviewanditsassociatedpublicityhasbeguntorectifythat.Butthecollegecoulddomoreto
promoteitselfanditsactivities.Aclearcommunicationstrategyshouldbeworkedoutbetween
thefutureHeadsofTraillandtherelevantTrentoffice[R4b].

***

ThereisastrongandactivesegmentofTraillwithconnectionstotheartisticcommunitywithin
Peterborough.Thisisapparentintheattentiongiventocreativewriting(inacademicprograms,
intheWritersReadingseries,andintheofferingoftheContinuingEducationprogram);in
drama(throughtheeffortsofkeyfacultywithhighcommunityprofilesinthisarea);andin
visualarts(throughavarietyofinitiatives).Thestrongdesireforrehearsalandgalleryspaceat
thecollegedoesnotseemlikelytobemetinthenearfuture.Butthereareopportunitiesfor
Trailltobeconnectedtootherspacesofthisnatureinthecity(likeArtspace).
ThecitysMunicipalCulturalPlan(2012)callsfortherecognitionofthevaluethatpost
secondaryinstitutionsbringtothetownandforcollaborationwiththemtoexplore
opportunitiesforprogramdeliveryinthedowntown.Trailliswellplacedtorespondtosuchan
initiative.Inparticular,thecity,throughtheworkofthePublicArtAdvisoryCommittee(asub
committeeoftheArts,CultureandHeritageAdvisoryCommittee)seesTraillasapotentialhub
forthingslikearesidencyprogramandaproviderofspaceforartisticgroups.ThenextTraill
administrationshouldpursuepossiblecollaborationswiththeACHAC[R4c].Therearea
numberofotherpossibilitiesthatwouldallowTrenttobecomemoreinvolvedinthecultural
lifeofthecommunitythroughcarefuluseofspaceatTraill,includingbecomingaregularvenue
forthefilmfestivalandaplaceforPeterboroughsartiststoexhibittheirwork[R4d].

ManysubmissionstothereviewnotedcontributionsthatTraillmakestothecommunity

thatareintangible,andthuswillneverappearonacostsandbenefitsledger.Butthereisa
clearsenseofappreciationcomingfrommembersofthecommunityforTraillspresence,from
citycouncilorsthroughtoformerstudentslivinginthecity.Suchgoodwillshouldfacilitateany

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initiativesthataimtoenhanceandpromotecommunityinvolvement.

OneofTraillscurrentconnectionswiththecommunityisprovidedbytheactivitiesof

theTrentCommunityResearchCentre(previously,thiswascalledCommunitybased
Education).TheCentrecurrentlyoperatesoutofthePrincipalsLodgeatTraillandanumberof
universitydepartmentsareinvolved,suchasERS,ID,Forensics,Geography,Sustainability
Studies,History,CanadianStudies.ThisisatangibleconnectionbetweenTrentandthe
Peterboroughcommunity,viaTraill.TheCentreworkswithanumberoforganizationsinthe
community,suchastheYMCAandYouthEmergencyServices,anditsclearthatitisan
importantresourcefornotforprofitgroups(whomaynothavethefundstoconducttheirown
research),aswellasavaluablevehicleforundergraduatementoring.Therearecostsinvolved
inmaintainingtheCentrewhichhavetoberesponsiblymanaged.Aslongasthiscanbedone,
theCentreprovidesonewayforTraillandTrenttoengagethecommunity[R4e].

***

ThereisacleardesireonthepartofmanyforTrenttocontributemoretotheeconomic
wellbeingofthecommunity.WhetherTraillcanbeanactivepartnerinsuchendeavoursisless
cleartome.AstheenrolmentsatTrenthaveclimbed,withnumbersthatmorethandouble
whatcanbeaccommodatedintheestablishedandnewresidencesonandneartheSymons
campus,itseemsclearthatafargreaternumberofstudentsarelivinginthePeterborough
communitythanatanyprevioustimeintheuniversityshistory.Ifthestudentsinresidenceon
theSymonscampusareremovedfromactivitiesinthecity(anditsbynomeansclearthatthey
are),thenthisotherlargecohortofstudentsisnot.Theypayrentandfrequenttherestaurants
andbars(asdomanyoftheirparentsandfriendswhovisit).
Amongsome,thereisaperceptionthatTrenthaswithdrawnfromthecity.Iamnot
certainthisistrue,butafurtherTrentpresencebeyondTraillmightbewarranted.AlthoughI
thinkitfallsoutsideofthepurviewofthisreport,Iwouldnotethatthereareanumberof
majorbuildingsorsitesinthedowntownareathatarevacantorsoontobe.IfTrentdesireda
furtherpresencebeyondandinadditiontoTraill,thenthisisanavenuethatmightbeexplored

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[R4f].Butthiswouldrequireconsiderablevision(andsomesignificantexpenditure)beyond
whatisneededtostrengthenTraillitself.

Toreturntotheremitofthisreview,amorerelevantsetofrecommendationsisthat

Traillshouldlooktoadvertiseitsactivitiesmorewidely,andshouldconsiderconnectingwith
theDBIAinthisrespect[R4g].Itshouldalsolookatexpandingtheparkingfacilities3and/or
workwiththecitytoprovideoccasionaltransitpassestoTraillevents[R4h].

Somefurtherrecommendations:

Thefollowingrecommendationsdontfitneatlyunderanyofthequestionsdrivingthereview,
buttheyallfollowfromthediscussionsithasgenerated.

Recommendation5:returncollegeservicetothecollectiveagreementsinsomeway.Make
collegecontributionscountinconsiderationsofservicetotheuniversity(andcommunity).
ThereisclearlyadesireamongagroupofTrentfacultytocontributemoretocollegelife,but
theyhaveotherpossibilitiesthatcountmoreclearlytowardstheircareerdevelopment.College
serviceoncecountedinthiswayandboththeuniversityandindividualfaculty(andmaybe
staff)memberswouldbenefitifthiswasreturned.

Recommendation6:addressthefutureparkingneedsbyopeningadiscussionwithHospice
Peterborough,thenewoccupantofthecornerofLondonandReidtoseeiftheywilluseall
theirspotsintheeveningand,ifnot,whethertheycouldbeavailableforcollegeeventparking.
Inaddition,considerationshouldbegiventoplacingmorespotsontheTraillcampus[R6a].
AngledparkingbehindWallisHallisapossibility,asisreplacingStewartHousewithasmalllot.

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LosingBradburnHousewasagaininsofarasaconsiderablerepaircostwasliftedfromthe
collegeanduniversity.Butatthesametimethatsavingcamewithalossofparkingspacethat
isnowbeingfelt.Therearearound22parkingspacesavailable,inadditiontothestreetparking
onLondonStreet.

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Recommendation7:Givealumnitheopportunitytobecomeactiveorassociatemembersof
thecollege.TherearemanyinterestedmembersofTraillsalumnibodywhowouldwelcomea
closerassociationofsomekind,andwouldliketobemoreinformedofthecollegesprograms
andsuccesses.Membershipcouldextendfromsimplyaddingthemtothecolleges
communicationsthroughtofullmembershipincollegecommittees.Thelatterwouldsupport
theestablishmentofanendowmentfundtoaddressthecollegesneeds.Suchafundwould
clearlybewelcomedbyanumberofalumnimembers.

Recommendation8:Alongthelinesofthepreviousrecommendation:considerextending
collegemembershiptothewiderPeterboroughcommunity.Thereisinterestherefroma
numberofdifferentareas,wherepeoplealreadyhavesomeassociationwiththecollegeand
wouldliketoseesomethingmoreformaldevelop.Acollege/communitycommitteecould
overseeinitiativesthatlooktoenhanceTraillspresenceinthetown.

ConcludingRemarks:

Throughoutitsvariousiterations,Traillhasneverlostitscapacityforinnovativeprogramming.
ItretainsthepotentialtodevelopintosomethingquitedistinctamongOntariospost
secondaryinstitutions,onparwiththeLiberalArtsCollegeatConcordiaorsomeofthe
independentcollegesintheUniversityofTorontonetwork.Atthecoreofthecollegeisacohort
ofhighlyeffectiveteachers,passionateaboutwhattheydoingandeagertodevelopthecollege
iftheencouragementisgiven.
Whateverthreadsofpotentialarechosenfordevelopment,therewillinevitablybethe
needforaninvestmentoffinancesandenergy.TheTrentcommunitywillneedtobelievethat
whatistobeproducedwillbeworththisinvestment.Andcurrentandfutureadministrations
willneedtostaythecourseoverthelongterm.Traillcannotbetransformedovernight.Butifa
multiyearplanisputintoplace,withaseriesofclearandachievableinterimgoalstomeasure
success,thensomethinguniqueandexcitingcanemerge.

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ItisapparentthatwhatcontinuestoattractstudentstoTrentUniversityaretheways
theuniversitydifferentiatesitselffromotherinstitutionsinthesystem.TraillCollegehasthe
potentialtocomplementthatdifferentiationinexcitingandattractiveways.

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Appendix:
Listofthosewhocontributedtothereviewthroughinterviewsorwrittensubmission.

Individuals

PhilipAbbott
SandraAffleck
JasonAllen
AllieAnderson
HeatherAvery
MelissaBaldwin
NatalieBaron
DarrylBennett(Mayor)
PaulBennett,(AshburnhamRealty)
JohnBessai
MikeBingley
JonathanBordo
SteveBrak
StephenBrown
AlexCampagnolo
SeanCarleton
DennisCarterEdwards(ArtsCultureand
HeritageAdvisoryCommittee)
NadineChangfoot
EricaCherney
IanClark
PeterCoin
JamesConolly
JulieCosgrove(KWIC)
SmollyCoulson
JeannineCrowe
BryanDavies
JulieDavis(VPExternalRelations&
Advancement)
RosemaryDevlin
DenisDesjardins
FinisDunaway
MichaelEamon
DebEarle(SocialWork)
KellyEgan
RevdGlennEmpey
MikeEpp

DougEvans
KarenEverett
AnnE.Farquharson
JoanneFindon
LouiseFish
GeorgeFogarasi
JamesForrester
ChristineFreemanRoth
SandraFry
PeterGaffer
LindyGarneau
NatalieGingerich
JonGrant
JeanGrant,(ToyShoppeonHunter)
ShelaghGrant
KatieGreen
LauraGreenwood
JessicaGrover
RebeccaHarison
LeeHays
MarlaJ.Hayes,
MatthewHayes(FrostCentreStudent
Association)
PatriciaHefferman
DonHerald
SusanHillock(SocialWork)
HughHodges
Dr.DavidHoldsworth
CharleneHolmes
MoiraHowes(Dean)
JennineHurlEamon
RishiJalan
SarahJessup
IsaacYunQiJiang
MattKeefer
D.JeanneKimber
HelenKnibb
OlujobaKolawole
MikeKonopaski,(TacitAccounting)

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EmmaLangley
AdamMcLaughlin
DaveMadill,(KnockonWood)
JohnMarris(TCRC)
LewisMacLeod
MadelineMacnab
KeilaMacPherson(Arthur)
RichardManleyTannis
CarmenMeyette
JonMiller
ThomasMiller
LiamMitchell
OrmMitchell
LouiseMusgrave
GailJohnsonMorris
LindyMorris
JackieMuldoon(VP&Provost)
AbigailMyerscough
JamesNeufeld
LynnNeufeld
DebNichols
JoshuaNoiseux
DucHienNguyen
CatherineOBrien
PippaO'Brien,studentVP
NickOverduin.
BryanPalmer
DeanPappas
AnhitiPatnaik
MichaelPeterman
RobinQuantick
KatherineQuinsey
KateRamsay
JamesRedditt
AdamRejak
KeithRiel
NonaRobinson(AVP,Students)
MurrayRodd
BrianRump
SusanE.Ryan
TimSalisbury
JoanSangster
ElaineScharfe
AlvinSchieck,lawyer

CathySchoel
MelanieSedge
JohnSewart
PeggyShaughnessy
JuliaSmith

AlaineSpiwak,studentPres.
YasminStrautins
RobinM.Sundstrom
DougSweet
ThomasB.Symons
BobTaylorVaisey
JenniferThomas
LauraThursby
VictoriaVeenstra
AmyVosper
LindaViscardis
JohnWadland
AshleyWall
TomWhillans
RobertWinslow
KenWithers(DirectorUniversityStudent
RecruitmentEnrolmentServicesUniversity
ofToronto)
Zara&Yumna(Arthur)

Groups:

AlumniCouncil
DowntownBusinessImprovement
Association
CollegeHeads
FinanceDepartment,Trent
GraduateStudents(general)
GraduateStudentAssociation(Executive)
GraduateStudies(DeanandCommittee)
PhysicalResourcesdepartment,Trent
TraillDepartmentChairs
TraillDonorsandCommunityLeaders
TraillFaculty
TraillnonacademicStaff
TrentCentralStudentAssociation

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